Industry News – Page 242
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NewsWave power begins test preparation
The snake-like Pelamis P2 wave power device has arrived in Orkney, in readiness for its connection to the European Marine Test Centre (EMEC) site at Billia Croo.
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NewsNew offshore wind demo sites announced
The Crown Estate has awarded four companies with leases and exclusivity agreements in England and Scotland respectively to test new wind turbine technology in the marine environment.
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NewsGerman police patrol boat quartet completed
German police have taken delivery of the last in a series of four powerful new patrol boats adding a new dimension to supervision of extended coastal waters in an increasingly busy sector of the Baltic.
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NewsTwo million kWh milestone for tidal turbine
Marine Current Turbines’ SeaGen in Northern Ireland, the world’s first and only commercial scale tidal stream energy turbine, has delivered its two millionth unit of electricity into the UK electricity grid.
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NewsDredging training goes Moroccan
Dutch based organisations, the Central Dredging Association (CEDA) and the International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC), will be presenting their jointly developed training course in Africa in November.
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NewsDutch Biopark seeks hot companies
Stichting Biopark Terneuzen, a Dutch organisation that focuses on the development of sustainable connections between local businesses, is developing a cluster of bio-energy power plants on the Axelse Vlakte.
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NewsSuccessful full size trial of ShipArrestor
Miko Marine AS of Oslo has successfully completed the first full scale test of its pioneering ShipArrestor system.
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NewsJDR Cable Systems to double facilities at Hartlepool
PD Ports has welcomed the decision by a major supplier to the offshore energy sector to more than double its facility at Hartlepool dock.
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NewsThe ins and outs of a difficult deployment
Foundations for a tidal current turbine test rig have yet again been delayed – this time by a snapped tow rope. Michael Morrison of Orkney Marine Services explains the ups and downs of the jack up’s problems to MJ.
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NewsGreen technology and innovation in spotlight at SMM 2010
SMM returns to the massive Hamburg Fair site from 7 to 10 September, with over 2,000 exhibitors from more than 50 nations, presenting the latest developments in all sectors of the maritime industries. SMM 2010 is expected to attract more than 50,000 trade visitors from over 100 countries.
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NewsFinancial partnership enables Beluga expansion
Bremen based Beluga Shipping GmbH is planning to make further investments in the super heavy lift market.
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News‘Big Society’ encourages Port of Dover privatisation
The news that a key feature of the UK Port of Dover’s strategy could soon be ready has prompted a ministerial call for more discussion on the the port’s privatisation.
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NewsFemale rowers first around Great Britain
Four female rowers became the first women ever to row around the coast of Britain, completing an epic 51 days at sea in their tiny boat at Tower Bridge in London on Sunday morning.
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NewsJoint venture to raise maritime security standards
The Poole UK based Merchant Maritime Warfare Centre (MMWC) has entered into a joint venture agreement with specialist maritime security company Independent Maritime Security Associates Ltd (IMSA) to combine accredited private maritime security training with anti-piracy Best Management Practice and the most comprehensive piracy intelligence.
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NewsSecurity served by through ice communication trials
Homeland security in northern climes will be among the beneficiaries of field trials successfully completed by WFS Technologies of Scotland and Kongsberg Maritime Subsea of wireless communication through ice.
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NewsEMSA helps combat US Gulf oil spill
Federal authorities in the US have accepted an offer from The European Marine Safety Agency to supply a high capacity oil skimmer following the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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NewsUK government reaffirms port rates reversal
The UK’s Local Government Minister Bob Neill reaffirmed on Tuesday the industry saving action taken by the new coalition government to help port based businesses facing an insolvency threat after being hit with significant and unexpected port taxes in 2008.
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NewsMarine renewables: the importance of understanding risk
Parallels are drawn between the infrastructure required in the oil and gas sector and that required by the marine renewables sector, both in terms of deployment and ongoing operation and maintenance, writes Duncan MacLean a partner in the marine team and a member of the renewable energy group at Scotland ...
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NewsBP wellhead efforts hoping for closure
Concerns that a new well head cap placed by BP on its leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico could fail continue to delay testing.
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NewsSchools take up the Challenge for mariners’ charity
The Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society in the UK is calling on schools to take a Challenge and go walk about, at the same time as raising money for a good cause.
